Should the age of criminal responsibility be raised?

Should the age of criminal responsibility be raised?

Under-14s should not be held responsible for their actions and should never be locked up in children’s homes or young offender institutions, according to The Prison Reform Trust. Their report calls for the criminal responsibility age to be raised from 10 to 14, claiming incarceration doesn't deter under-14s, since 75% of them reoffend within a year of release. Do you agree?

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  1.  
    DAVID A. PATTERSon from KEADBY says:
    Jul 15, 10:07

    Anybody else read the recent scientific report about brains scans of 10 years olds giving definate evidence that young people of this age DO cetainly know the moral diference between right and wrong....instinctively?Despite what loopy left wing "do gooders" might want to convince themselves about this ? These are the sort of people who are the ones actually showing no "respect" to children or young people by frustrating their efforts for proper moral guidlines, and destabilising family structures to suit their own left-wing agendas.

    Should the age of criminal responsibility be raised?
    No
  2.  
    jACKIE from MERSEYSIDE says:
    Jul 14, 21:57

    YES IT SHOULD BE LOWERED TO 9 OR 10 .I HAD onE 14 YEAR OLD POKING ME IN THE CHEST SAYING SHE COULD DO WHAT SHE WANTED TO AND THERES NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT

    Should the age of criminal responsibility be raised?
    No
  3.  
    daisy from london says:
    Jul 14, 21:09

    IF YOU NOTICE ALL THSE VILLAINS SEEM TO LOOK AND DRESS THE SAME SO SURLY THIS MUST RING ALARM BELLS TO THE PARENTS BUT THEN AGAIN THEY CANT HAVE ANY BRAINS THEY MUST BUY THE KIDS CLOTHES AND LET THEM OUT THE DOOR WEARING THEM SO THEY SHOULD BE PUNISHED AS WELL AS THE KIDS FOR ANY CRIME COMMITED ,WHAT A BRAIN DEAD NATIon WE LIVE IN NOW

    Should the age of criminal responsibility be raised?
    No
  4.  
    NORM from NORTHANTS says:
    Jul 14, 20:25

    LOWER IT.
    NAME AND SHAME THE SCUMBAGS.

    Should the age of criminal responsibility be raised?
    No
  5.  
    big G from the real world says:
    Jul 14, 20:19

    As thje knife culture people get younger so should the age of criminal responsibility. These creatures know very well what they are doing when they stick a knife into someone.

    Should the age of criminal responsibility be raised?
    No

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